Violence Rips Through Karachi

Parts of Pakistan's largest city shut down Wednesday after the latest in a series of politically-motivated attacks that have killed over 50 people in four days.

Updated Oct. 21, 2010 3:06 a.m. ET

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Rescuers evacuated a body Wednesday after a shootout in Karachi. A wave of violence has ripped through the city since Sunday's election to replace a provincial lawmaker killed in August.
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In the latest attack, gunmen opened fire in a scrapyard, which was in a commercial market area, killing 11 people late Tuesday.
At left, soldiers patrolled the area Wednesday.
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Relatives mourned a victim of recent violence during a funeral in Karachi Wednesday. The attack on the scrapyard pushed to 51 the number of people killed in four days.
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Women grieved during a funeral in Karachi. Parts of the city shut down Wednesday after the attack.
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The dead in the scrapyard attack included eight Pakistanis of Baluch descent, said Sharmila Farooqi, a provincial government spokeswoman. At left, the site of the attack
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People rushed a shooting victim to an emergency ward at a local hospital in Karachi on Tuesday.
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Men grieved next to the body of a relative who was killed in an attack in Karachi Tuesday.
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Paramilitary soldiers stood guard on a street in Karachi Monday. A provincial government spokeswoman said most of the killings in recent days were politically motivated.
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